The Photo Archive
Logging and Mining Photographs

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Early Sawmill-1860's
One of the first sawmills built in the San Bernardino Mountains was located somewhere near Crestline.


**The Talmadge Sawmill-1885
The Talmadge Sawmill was located on what is now the bottom of Lake Arrowhead.


Brookings Sawmill-1905
The largest sawmill operation in the San Bernardino Mountains.


Brookings Sawmill-1905
Dumping logs at the sawmill pond.


**Brookings Sawmill-1905
The railroad that served the Brookings sawmill at Running Springs.


Brookings Sawmill-1905
A rail camp on the Brookings railroad.


**Logging in Big Bear-1915
Hauling logs to the Burt Talmadge Sawmill in Big Bear City.


Gold Mining-1890's
Slice Mining in Holcomb Valley.


**Mining in Big Bear-early 1900's
Close up of the "Lucky Baldwin" stamp mill at Gold Mountain.


**Rose Mine-1890's
The most profitable mine in the San Bernardino Mountans was the Rose Mine, located east of Big Bear near Round Valley.


**Mining in Big Bear-early 1900's
The "lucky Baldwin" stamp mill at Gold Mountain, with Baldwin Lake in the background.


**Gold Mining-1895
The Valley Gold Company Ltd. used this steam shovel and separator to dig a 16' wide trench across Holcomb Valley looking for gold in 1895.